Documents Relating to the Colonial, Revolutionary and Post-revolutionary History of the State of New Jersey: Documents relating to the history of the state

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Page ix Letter from Andrew Hamilton to William Dockwra , about his private interests in
the province . . . . . . . . . . “ Sept . 5 . – Agreement between the Governors of East
and West Jersey as to the partition line . . - Oct . 1 . - Letter from Governor Andros
of ...

Page x Letter from the Proprietors of West Jersey in London , to Jeremiah Basse . . . 1693
- Feb . 13 . - Report of the Solicitor General on the Charter of ( ' onnecticut , and
on the Grant of New Jersey . . . . . 100 " April 1 . - Letter from William Dockwra ...

Page xv Letter from Secretary Popple to William Dockwra , Register of the Proprietors of
East Jersey , informing him that the Lords of Trade had concluded to authorize a
trial at Westminster , to test their claims to the Port at Perth Amboy and ...

Page xvii Letter from Secretary Popple to William Dockwra , enclosing to him the
Remonstrance of the inhabitants of East and West Jersey , to be submitted by him
to the Proprietors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340 • . • 23 . - Letter from the Earl of
Bellomont ...

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Page 493 - further Security of His Majesty's Person and Govern"ment and the Succession of the Crown in the Heirs of "the late Princess Sophia being Protestants and for ex"tinguishing the Hopes of the pretended Prince of Wales "and his open and secret Abettors...

Page 511 - ... you are also, as much as possible, to observe in the passing of all laws, that whatever may be requisite upon each different matter, be accordingly provided for, by a different law, without intermixing in one and the same act, such things, as have no proper relation to each other ; and you are more especially to take care, that no clause or clauses be inserted in, or annexed to any act, which shall be foreign to what the title of such respective act imports...

Page 507 - An act for the further security of his Majesty's person and the succession of the crown in the Protestant line, and for extinguishing the hopes of the pretended Prince of Wales, and all other pretenders, and their open and secret abettors...

Page 509 - Councillor and his answer thereunto. And in Case of Suspension of any of them, You are to cause your Reasons, for so doing, together with the Charges and proofs against the said Persons, and their...

Page 492 - Council, any three whereof We do hereby appoint to be a Quorum; Our Will and Pleasure is, that you signify the same unto us by the first opportunity, that We may under Our Signet and Sign Manual constitute and appoint others in their Stead. But that Our Affairs may not suffer at that Distance, for Want of a due Number of Councillors...

Page 496 - Cornwallis by yourself or by your captains and Commanders by you to be authorized full power and authority to levy, arm, muster, command and employ all persons whatsoever residing within our said province...